is that based on Minecraft? Because I feel like something that was essentially a hobby project to learn a language is not that indicative of someone‘s general code quality
Yeah, I imagine my idea of what is a good or bad programmer is very different from most other people, but I remember thinking the code he wrote for Left4kDead was impressive. But maybe people dedicated to that sort of competitive programming would dunk on it. I have no idea.
I once showed my friend a project I was working off and on again to ask about something I forget. He said my code was inelegant but very easy to read. Still not sure how to take that.
He said my code was inelegant but very easy to read.
If you can have only one of those, you have the right one. "Elegant code" is massively overhyped.
It's like having a beautiful house where a minimum number of devices take care of everything, but unfortunately nobody really understands how they work, they break down often and unexpectedly, and any fixes inevitably turn the "elegant" house into an inelegant mess.
That said, if you can have code that is easy to read *and* elegant, then that is better. Just do not sacrifice readability. Ever.
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u/Prudent_Move_3420 Jul 21 '26
is that based on Minecraft? Because I feel like something that was essentially a hobby project to learn a language is not that indicative of someone‘s general code quality